Board of Trustees Meeting
Agenda

The State Bar Of California
845 South Figueroa Street
Board Room, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-2515
(213) 765-1000
Friday, March 7, 2014
8:30 a.m.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.

For meetings of the Board and Board Committee(s), the Board of Trustees meeting will commence at the conclusion of the Board Committee meeting(s). All times indicated and the order of business are approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

1 Guest Section
Call For Public Comment
10 Minutes
November 15, 2013 minutes [regular meeting]
December 12, 2013 minutes [special meeting]
January 11, 2014 minutes [special meeting]
30 President's Report
30 - 1Setting the Date and Time for the Special Meeting for the Election of the 2014-2015 State Bar President, Vice-President and Treasurer
40 Staff Reports
41 Executive Director

Governmental Relations (Oral)
42 Secretary

50 Consent Agenda
54 - 111Executive Director Contract Amendment - Report of Action Taken January 11, 2014, by the Board Committee on Operations and the Board of Trustees Between Meetings
54 - 112Support Position Re Civic Learning and Engagement SB 897 (Steinberg) and AB 1817 (Gomez)
54 - 131Member Requests for Adjustment/Waiver of Fees and/or Penalties
54 - 132Statutory Report and Filing with the Board and the Legislature of the Lawyer Assistance Program Annual Report
54 - 141Investment Report for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2013; Client Security Fund Report for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2013
54 - 161Legal Services Trust Fund – Set Amount for Distribution for 2014 – 2015 - IOLTA Grants, Justice Gap Fund and Temporary Emergency Legal Services Fund
100 Reports of Board Committees
110 Board Committee on Operations

113 CalPERS Resolution: Member Contributions and Tax Deferral
114 Approval of Policy Regarding Speaker Fees/Honorariums
120 Regulation, Admissions and Discipline Oversight Committee

121 Proposed modifications to Rules of Procedure of the State Bar of California - Request for Adoption Following Public Comment
130 Member Oversight Committee

133 Proposed Revisions to Special Master Rules – Request for Adoption Following Public Comment
140 Planning, Program Development & Budget

142 Lawyer Referral Services Program: Addition of Fees and Deadlines to the State Bar Rules, Appendix A: Schedule of Charges and Deadlines
143 Amendment to State Bar Rules, Appendix A: Schedule of Charges and Deadlines – Title 6, Election Deadlines
144 Legal Specialization and Legal Specialization Certification Programs: Amendment of Fees and Deadlines to the State Bar Rules, Appendix A: Schedule of Charges and Deadlines
150 Nominations and Appointments

160 Stakeholder Relations Committee

180 Audit Committee

190 UPL Oversight Committee

Closed Session

1000 Minutes
November 15, 2013 closed minutes [regular meeting]
January 11, 2014 closed minutes [special meeting]
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)-(h))
6000 Appointments
6020 Closed Appointments

6021 Fee Arbitration Department, Appointment of New Arbitrators
6022 American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates, Annual Appointment of State Bar Delegates
6023 Judicial Council, Annual Appointment of Members
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(g))
7000 Miscellaneous
7001 Sander v. State Bar, Cal. S. Ct. case no. S194951, SF Sup. Ct. case no. CPF08508880*

* Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 6026.5 (a).
(Closed pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6026.5(a)-(h))
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